PolicyKit Solutions with Ubuntu 8.04

Imagine my joy, when having just install all of the updates for Ubuntu 8.04, and finding that I have lost my network connection because the hardware access layer, hal, has failed. Not only that, I now have no access to the administration tools as the PolicyKit will not allow the Unlock process on any administrative tools, including my network connection. This is a total show stopper….no network connection, no permissions to change the no network connections!!!

Second…create a network connection.
You desperately need a network connection in order to fix this. Configure your network interface with a static IP Address as my problem was that it would no longer accept an IP supplied by DHCP.

Make sure you enter the information for your network. You also need to enter the gateway IP or internal IP Address of your router. Save your configuration and then restart your network with this command:

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

This should provide you with a network connection. It will allow you the ability to do research and download any updates that you might need.

Third…reinstall PolicyKit.
You can see from the information below that this is for PolicyKit .7-2. Before you make any changes verify that this is the version you are having problems with.